Enhanced selective hydrogen desorption from metals
The thermal desorption of hydrogen isotopes from a metal is usually a second order process, the rate for which becomes asymptotically slow. We present a method for enhancing the desorption rate of one particular isotope by maintaining a constant pressure of another molecular species. This results in an effective first order desorption and concomitant exponential decay of the concentration of the selected isotope. Data are presented for the enhanced desorption of deuterium from a Zr-Al getter. The results agree well with a theoretical model, which is discussed. This enhanced desorption method should be particularly useful for tritium operation in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 6629120
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-1941; ON: DE83003901
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
DESORPTION
GETTERS
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
DEUTERIUM
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
METALS
TFTR REACTORS
TRITIUM
ALLOYS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DATA
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
700209* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Component Development & Materials Testing
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
DESORPTION
GETTERS
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
DEUTERIUM
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
METALS
TFTR REACTORS
TRITIUM
ALLOYS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DATA
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
700209* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Component Development & Materials Testing